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After months of negotiations, it’s official: the EU-US Privacy Shield has been formally approved on both sides of the Atlantic, by the EU Commission and the US Commerce Department, despite concerns surrounding the adequacy of its earlier version.
Karen Ellis Carr, Stanley H. Abramson
The House of Representatives has voted 306-117 to approve the bipartisan GMO disclosure bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 and to establish a mandatory National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.
Kay C. Georgi
Although the United States has had effective economic sanctions on North Korea for many years, the temporary softening of US sanctions in 2000 has given way to ever-increasing sanctions since 2008.
Thomas E. Jeffry, Jr., Dan H. Renberg
On July 6th, CMS released a proposed rule (expected to appear in the Federal Register on July 15th) that, if it takes effect, could be devastating to hospital off-campus outpatient department reimbursement – an effect not intended by Congress, and certainly unwelcome to the healthcare industry.
Karen Ellis Carr, Stanley H. Abramson
Late Thursday night, the Senate voted 63-30 to approve a bipartisan GMO disclosure bill hammered out earlier by Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
Michael L. Stevens
In a good outcome for employers, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that a standalone non-compete agreement can be assigned to an asset purchaser without the employee’s consent.
Birgit Matthiesen, David R. Hamill
Allan E. Anderson, Julius A. Rousseau, III, James M. Westerlind
In St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company v. Tessera, Inc., the federal court held that a lawsuit against an insured alleging a breach of a license agreement did not constitute a violation of an intellectual property right.
Emily M. Leongini
Last week, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the US Senate and the House of Representatives to amend the Controlled Substances Act and ease federal obstacles for medical researchers to conduct clinical studies on the medical benefits of marijuana.
James M. Westerlind, Andrew Dykens
Data breaches continue to complicate the interpretation and understanding of commercial insurance policies. But even as courts confront thorny questions presented by cyber security policies, they continue to rely on long-standing principles of insurance and contract law.
Michael L. Stevens
On June 16, 2016, the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) became the 31st state agency to sign a Partnership Agreement with the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the misclassification of independent contractors.
N. Christopher Norton, Luna M. Samman
On May 4, 2016, Quebec’s government published proposed regulations which would require businesses using signage bearing trademarks in languages other than French to incorporate a “sufficient presence of French” on their signs.
Brian D. Schneider
Manufacturers were reminded recently why resale price maintenance policies can be risky.
An interesting case involving the patentability of database models came out of the Federal Circuit in Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp. where the Court held that two patents covering a new type of database model were not invalid.
Victor P. Danhi, Aaron H. Jacoby
On Monday, the US Supreme Court ordered the Ninth Circuit to reconsider whether Service Advisors are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Randall A. Brater, David S. Greenberg, Thomas E. Jeffry, Jr., D. Jacques Smith
In a highly anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Universal Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar that threw out existing law related to the implied certification theory of liability under the False Claims Act.
Michael L. Stevens
On June 14, 2016, the US Department of Labor adopted a final rule updating sex discrimination regulations for federal contractors.
Paul R. Lynd
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, employers must pay employees overtime based on their “regular rate.”
Lee M. Caplan, Timothy J. Feighery, Sylvia G. Costelloe
Another investor-State arbitration tribunal has dismissed a claim for abuse of process.
Michael L. Stevens
On June 7, 2016, the DC Council unanimously voted to increase the City’s minimum wage from the current level of $10.50 per hour to $15 per hour by 2020.
James M. Westerlind, Andrew Dykens
The concept of standing – that a plaintiff must have suffered a concrete injury in order to bring a lawsuit – is a bedrock legal principle. But, like so many other fundamental legal concepts, the rise and importance of the internet and digital commerce has consistently complicated its application.
On May 25, 2016, the White House released its much anticipated Data Security Policy Principles and Framework (Security Framework) for President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI).
David R. Hamill, Matthew Nolan, Birgit Matthiesen
US Customs and Border Protection has been directed by Congress to be much more aggressive in policing antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Donald C. McLean, Stanley H. Abramson, Sylvia G. Costelloe, Robert G. Edwards, Ph.D.
Earlier this week, the US House approved a bill by an overwhelming majority that will significantly reform the 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act.